{"id":48477,"date":"2021-08-29T12:26:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T09:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=48477"},"modified":"2025-09-02T02:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T23:23:37","slug":"hacker-breach-hits-bilaxy-hot-wallets-exchange-cautions-users-to-refrain-from-deposits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/hacker-breach-hits-bilaxy-hot-wallets-exchange-cautions-users-to-refrain-from-deposits\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacker breach hits Bilaxy hot wallets, exchange cautions users to refrain from deposits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange Bilaxy said it had suffered a hack of its hot wallets. Users were advised to refrain from deposits. The company did not disclose the amount of the loss.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0fTop Urgent-Bilaxy Hacked Notice<\/p>\n<p>Pls note Bilaxy Hot wallet was hacked, \u274cpls DON\u2019t send any funds to your bilaxy accounts again. We are racing with the time to checking and fixing. Pls wait for further Notice.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICODrops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ICODrops<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICO_Analytics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ICO_Analytics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinMarketCap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoinMarketCap<\/a> @<\/p>\n<p>Bilaxy Team<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bilaxy (@Bilaxy_exchange) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bilaxy_exchange\/status\/1431794319795494913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the night of August 28-29, Bilaxy abruptly suspended operations. According to security analyst MyCrypto Harry Denley, the hackers also disabled the exchange&#8217;s support desk and blocked its email domains.<\/p>\n<p>The analyst noted that the platform&#8217;s daily trading volume tops $338 million \u2014 a fairly large exchange. In his assessment, the hackers could have withdrawn around $70 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Notables:<\/p>\n<p>Their zendesk (support[.]bilaxy[.]com) support is offline \u2014 no longer exists<\/p>\n<p>Their email subdomain (mail[.]bilaxy[.]com) returns the default nginx hold page <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ilfFYW486c\">pic.twitter.com\/ilfFYW486c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 harry.eth (@sniko_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sniko_\/status\/1431794386803830784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Hoge Finance project said that during the attack hackers withdrew about 1 billion HOGE (~$161,700 at the time of writing). According to the developers, the hacked wallet contained crypto worth $22 million.<\/p>\n<p>The attack allegedly affected tokens from around 300 projects, including the stablecoin Tether (USDT) and native tokens <span data-descr=\"decentralized exchange\" class=\"old_tooltip\">DEX<\/span> Uniswap (UNI). This information was confirmed by journalist Colin Wu.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This hack resulted in the transferring of nearly 300 cryptos. Including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tether_to?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tether_to<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sparkster_Me?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sparkster_Me<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usdcoin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usdcoin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kylin_Network?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kylin_Network<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iearnfinance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iearnfinance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0Chain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@0Chain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uniswap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uniswap<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerraVirtuaHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TerraVirtuaHQ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SushiSwap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SushiSwap<\/a> and more.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BilaxyHack?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BilaxyHack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cryptocurrencies?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cryptocurrencies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hackers?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hackers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HOGE (@HogeFinance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HogeFinance\/status\/1431781740708773894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bilaxy team said it is working on a fix. The company promised to provide detailed information about the incident after maintenance.<\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?15\" data-telegram-post=\"bilaxychat\/339116\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The exchange is trying to contact the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, possibly to <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/poly-network-hacker-returns-all-stolen-funds-except-usdt\">freeze<\/a> the stolen assets. It has also asked the Hoge Finance team to get in touch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hi, we have important things to contact you, please send me a private message,thanks<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bilaxy (@Bilaxy_exchange) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bilaxy_exchange\/status\/1431735339371020288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, on August 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/liquid-bitcoin-exchange-hacked-for-80-million\">the Bitcoin exchange Liquid was hacked for $80 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/forklogcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VK<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange Bilaxy said it had suffered a hack of its hot wallets. 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